docs: def _format_playlist_line(self, lineNum, pad, station):
          """ format playlist line so that if fills self.maxX """
          line = "{0}. {1}".format(str(lineNum + self.startPos + 1).rjust(pad), station[0])
          f_data = ' [{0}, {1}]'.format(station[2], station[1])
          if version_info < (3, 0):
              if len(line.decode('utf-8', 'replace')) + len(f_data.decode('utf-8', 'replace')) > self.bodyMaxX -2:
                  """ this is too long, try to shorten it
                      by removing file size """
                  f_data = ' [{0}]'.format(station[1])
              if len(line.decode('utf-8', 'replace')) + len(f_data.decode('utf-8', 'replace')) > self.bodyMaxX - 2:
                  """ still too long. start removing chars """
                  while len(line.decode('utf-8', 'replace')) + len(f_data.decode('utf-8', 'replace')) > self.bodyMaxX - 3:
                      f_data = f_data[:-1]
                  f_data += ']'
              """ if too short, pad f_data to the right """
              if len(line.decode('utf-8', 'replace')) + len(f_data.decode('utf-8', 'replace')) < self.maxX - 2:
                  while len(line.decode('utf-8', 'replace')) + len(f_data.decode('utf-8', 'replace')) < self.maxX - 2:
                      line += ' '
          else:
              if len(line) + len(f_data) > self.bodyMaxX -2:
                  """ this is too long, try to shorten it
                      by removing file size """
                  f_data = ' [{0}]'.format(station[1])
              if len(line) + len(f_data) > self.bodyMaxX - 2:
                  """ still too long. start removing chars """
                  while len(line) + len(f_data) > self.bodyMaxX - 3:
                      f_data = f_data[:-1]
                  f_data += ']'
              """ if too short, pad f_data to the right """
              if len(line) + len(f_data) < self.maxX - 2:
                  while len(line) + len(f_data) < self.maxX - 2:
                      line += ' '
          line += f_data
          return line